The Beginning of my Fleet

Not much to show so far, since I only got started in R/C in February 2010... though I've been thinking about it since 1986 (and I have the hobby magazines to prove it! ).

Plane 1 is a standard GWS E-Starter. That's what my LHS gets everyone started on, they have a pile of E-Starter boxes in the R/C shelves. Stock 400 brushed motor, HS-55 servos, 2S LiPo, 20 oz AUW. Received a rather thorough spackle/WBPU/Silkspan/Paint job, which makes up 3 oz of the model. But it's the prettiest trainer anyone has seen at the store so far!

It flew, but sluggishly, and my instructor crashed it on take-off (landing gear came off due to a previous bad landing). Minor damage, that covering is tough! It awaits a brushless motor and ESC, and will fly again -- with flaperons this time.

Plane 2 is a scratchbuilt Cub from plans found here on R/C Groups. Didn't want to wait too long to fly again, but I also wanted a plane I wouldn't feel bad about crashing. Unpainted foam, nothing fancy, 15 oz AUW. It uses the R/C equipment from the E-Starter. Soloed on this one, and the Cub has proven remarkably resilient so far. It has survived both a tree and a 30-feet shallow dive with no damage other than a loose cowling.

Plane 3 is being built right now. Not much to show so far, but it's coming along.